Chapter 8

[18:09] The appointment time’s already come and gone. It took nine full minutes past Hyeseong’s booked slot before real unease finally settled into Hangyeom’s chest. Kim Hyeseong was meticulous about punctuality—the kind of person who’d show up ten, twenty minutes early and wait rather than ever be late. Yet here he was, nine minutes deep, and not a single word from her. When one more minute crawled by, making it 6:10, he couldn’t stand it any longer and pulled up her contact. Just as he was about to call—